Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-01-07

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cain All Z doubt uut ell receive Tie
most esreI4. cous,aefatl az yo4r bands
TIE q .sslya ol plsou la44r i el9ae -s
m-Ie general attention t-ar ever before.
laf TO 1e WITH or csat.e.s IS pt0D-eua
gel ouly partially solved. That l-ey llL.l
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loe q. t4e ile- sogleis " t-e State demands
that tle depressing tfecl VI neIr labor upon
lIee labor aid Us frJl-ets should ~ re
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tli Lp-y5 l--l. ilE tle prisoner 50 e.
MOI ~ cga-l-te w.tA free ia3of.
az 81 the least extent Is tls question tAet
e9lir1lis prssl management al Well as
legislation. There Is spread fct lng
existing against contracting tAls labor aud
faygrng tlt employment ID PRISONERS on
state account. AID which has been sue-
seal-l anl te some extent adopted "a tie
Stale II tnls plan +, generally adopted q.
wl. require heavy appropriations Tor mp.e-
meats and machinery and tol d working
capital tQr master a. 4 tHu. should tlis
flau be pursued % is NOT easy 60 ser how
competition VIII free labor Will be- re-
moved or much reduced Nor ell f be
sound policy 20 employ them I'D noA pro
GucUye pursuits because the support of
tie prison Ho-li place burden upon
those We would be- glad lo AID. NOr could
such non productive employ ments Li them
for the active duties % lfe when they again
become tree mea. Ban in whatever man
ueI the c0nvic.s are employed either by
contract OF State account II should be done
50 "a % reduce competition with the free
workers, and affect the price u the product
Of his toll a. the least possible extent. That
the contract system IS 40 be- abandoned
sooner OF later seems apparent and Just
what shall take It's place is question chal-
longing your best thought and wsesi &C
ton
The state Prison 81 Jackson asks Tor APP
Preparations Tor Improvements and repairs.
It's Inaucia. management has been most ex
celent. It's requirements viii be largely
governed BY tie policy 70 be pursued IN re-
latiOn 10 convict labor, and IN this connec-
tiOn your attention Is called TO the various
recommendations OF the Board Of CorreC-
tiOns and Charities ana 10 the report Of the
commissioner OF labor.
In 1888 the Legislature made provision
for the establishment OF a home for honor
ably discharged soldiers and sailors who
had served ia the war Of the Rebellion. The
structure has beeea completed and on tht
Both OF December last was dedicated al
Grand Rapids viii appropriate ceremony -
the purposes for which n was constructed
lts managers vii. furnish YOU WITH a state
Inent of the amount needed FOX current eK
penses.
Slowly bat surely taxation increases. AID
this is rendered the mere burdensome be
cause with the great mass OK taxpayers tia
ability 10 pay dimnisaes. In many ln
stances the tax amounts 70 more tnan t1t
net income 81 the property taxed n 'ya
taxes nec-ssitate high rents and higher in
terest anu 10 this way reacts up0. thoe,
whose names DO not appear upon IA,
assessment rolls such taxation bear
heavily upon agriculture. the farmer
property is ali IN Sght anc cannot CSC ia
assessment Thus, while they pay their own
Just taxes 4 portion vi those which Cueh
10 be borne by Others is sis0 included IL
their assess ment. Il II no eNaggeratOl @
say that 10 requires twice as much Of th'
products Of the farm 20 psy the aggregate
taxes as il did eight year. ago. Il is 8 duty
We owe TO the people OF the State 10 use al
Just means in our power, consistent witi
the welfare of the State, 10 reduce the bar
dens of government, and secondly. 10 revise
the tax laws so as TO more equally adjus
the burdens
II will afford me grea, pleasure to co
operate with you IN devising ways ant
means to reduce the expenses of State and
local government and Of equaiizing tax
alton
most respectfully urge also the passage
OF a bill that Will prevent an appeal from
Justice court to the circuit court when th'
Judgment does not exceed the sum Q
twenty-five dollars
We are reminded by an almost every
day occurrence that the hsbit now s.,
prevalent OF carrying concealed weapons
brings 10 our attention the news OF murder
manslaughteT and accident Not aion
men, Dat boys Of ali ages are ready upor
the least prOvOoation 90 use the deaGI
weapon school teacher and school bow
20 10 their duties and Lessons armed. Tia
custom should be prohibited by the mos
str nRent legislation.
Prize fighting. with or without gloves. !
another 0eb1si1g and degrading pracflc
that is a.armingy ca tie Increase Ihes
brutal exhibitions and the'r publication at